Sourced, honest, no affiliate links.

SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day

14 February 1945

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

About this page

Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

8 of 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.

Join us on Discord (opens external site)

Entries

  1. Leyte

    In U.S. Eighth Army area, X Corps forms provisional TF (1st Philippine Inf (less 1st and 2d Bns) and 1st Bn of 182d Inf, reinf) to clear NW coast of Samar and islands in San Bernardino Strait.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  2. Italy

    15th Army Group: In Br Eighth Army area, Cdn I Corps replaces Br 6th Armd Div on right flank of corps with Cremona Group, an Italian formation, as Br 6th Armd Div prepares for transfer to ETO.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  3. Luzon

    In U.S. Sixth Army area, XIV Corps continues to battle strongpoints in Manila. In I Corps area, 33d Div relieves 43d Div and patrols actively. 25th Div, less 161st Inf, is redeploying for drive on Balete Pass.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. Navigational error leads to the mistaken bombing of Prague, Czechoslovakia by a United States Army Air Forces squadron of B-17s assisting in the Soviet Red Army's Vistula-Oder Offensive.

    Source Wikipedia (opens external site)

  6. China-Burma-India Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1945-02-14, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  7. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 337 Allied sorties (43 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1945-02-14, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

  8. Theater not recorded

    THOR mission records show at least 60 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1945-02-14, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

    THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

The full list for this date is being cleaned and will return soon.

Sources listed with each entry. Spotted an error? Tell us.

14 February in other years 19401941194219431944

Talk about it

Discuss each day's entries and suggest sources in the Zero Hour community.

Join us on Discord (opens external site)